Nosetalgia
Pusha T Lyrics

20 plus years of selling Johnson & Johnson
I've been in the drug game for over two decades, pushing powder on the streets.

I started out as a baby face monster
Though I looked young at the time, I was already a ruthless and savage dealer.

No wonder there's diaper rash on my conscience
My past actions weigh heavy on my heart, causing guilt and shame.

My teething ring was numbed by the nonsense
I was exposed to the drug game at a young age, making it seem like a normal part of life.

Gem Star razor and a dinner plate
My tools of the trade were a razor and plate to cut my supply.

Arm and hammer and a mason jar, that's my dinner date
I mixed baking soda and coke to increase the amount I could sell and put it in a jar to cook it up.

Then crack the window in the kitchen, let it ventilate
To avoid getting caught by the cops or the smell, I had to cook the drugs with the window open.

Cause I let it sizzle on the stove like a minute steak
Just like cooking a steak for a minute, I had to cook the drugs for the right amount of time to get the right consistency.

Nigga, I was crack in the school zone
I sold drugs to kids in the school zone, making me a menace to society.

Two beepers on me, Starter jacket that was two toned
I wore a Starter jacket that was two different colors and had two beepers on me at all times.

Four lockers, four different bitches got their mule on
I had different girls carrying drugs for me in their lockers.

Black Ferris Bueller, cutting school with his jewels on
I was like Ferris Bueller, skipping school and flaunting my jewelry.

Couldn't do wrong with a chest full of chains and a arm full of watches
With all the jewelry I had, it felt like I was untouchable and could never do wrong.

What I sell for pain in the hood, I'm a doctor
I provided drugs to people in the hood who needed them, making me a doctor in their eyes.

Zhivago tried to fight the urge like Ivan Drago
Like in Rocky IV, my friend Zhivago tried to resist the urge to do drugs, but like Ivan Drago, the temptation was too great.

If he dies he dies, like Doughboy to Tre
If Zhivago succumbed to the temptation and died from drugs, it would be like how Doughboy died in Boyz n the Hood.

If he rides he rides, Throwing punches in the room
If he decides to do drugs, he's going all in and throwing himself into that lifestyle.

If he cries he cries, we don't drink away the pain
If he's upset or hurt, we don't turn to alcohol to numb the pain; we deal with it directly.

When a nigga die we add a link to the chain
When someone in our drug crew dies, we add a necklace link to remember them by.

Inscribe a nigga name in your flesh
You need to get a tattoo with the dead crew member's name to truly show your loyalty.

We playing on a higher game of chess
We're not just playing a game of drugs, it's like a game of chess with strategy and moves.

Once you delegate his bills who's gone fuck his bitch the best?
When the dead crew member's bills need to be paid, who's going to sleep with his girlfriend now?

A million megapixels of the Pyrex
I take so many pictures of the drugs in the Pyrex that it's like having a million megapixels.

Started on the scale digital, my only Timex
I started weighing my drugs on a digital scale, and it became my only timepiece as well.

Nigga, this is timeless, simply cause it's honest
This song is timeless because it's brutally honest about my past actions and the drug game.

Pure as the fumes that be fucking with my sinus
The drugs I sold were so pure that even the fumes would mess with my sinuses.

Nigga this is Simon says, Simon red
I'm telling it like it is without any sugarcoating or filter.

Blood on your diamonds til you dying, dead, yah!
Even your diamond jewelry will have blood on it, until you die or end up dead.

You better change what comes out your speaker
You better be careful about what you say or rap about, because it could have real-life consequences.

You wanna see a dead body?
I'm referring to a line from the movie Stand By Me, asking if you really want to see the consequences of the drug game.

Instrumentals from my mama's Christmas party
The beat of this song was inspired by music played at my family's Christmas party.

Troubles on my mind, I still smell crime
I'm haunted by my past in the drug game, and it's still affecting me.

My little brother crying
My family was affected by my actions, and it still weighs heavily on me.

Smokers repeatedly buying my Sega Genesis
People would buy Sega Genesis from me repeatedly, but little did they know I was also selling drugs at the same time.

Either that or my auntie was stealing it
If I wasn't selling drugs, then my aunt was stealing it from me.

Hit the pipe and start feeling it
When I hit the pipe, I would start feeling the high and the effects of the drug.

Oh wee, cut me some slack, weed never did that
I want to blame my actions on drugs like weed, but it wasn't weed that made me who I am.

This was different, geez, Louise please help me relax
The drug game was different, and I needed help to relax and cope with it.

Quantum physics could never show you the world I was in
The world of drugs was so complex and crazy, that even quantum physics couldn't describe it.

When I was ten
My introduction to the drug game started at a young age, around 10 years old.

Back when nine ounces have got you ten
In the beginning of my drug game career, nine ounces of drugs could get you 10 times the money.

And nine times out of ten niggas don't pay attention
Most people involved in the drug game don't pay attention to the risks or the consequences.

And when there's tension in the air nines come with extensions
When there's tension, violence and guns often come with it.

My daddy dumped a quarter piece to a four and a half
My father sold drugs too, and he would sell 4.5 ounces of drugs for a quarter of the price.

Took a L, started selling soap fiends bubble bath
My father was eventually caught and took a loss. After that, he started selling soap and bath products to feed his addiction.

Broke his nails misusing his pinky to treat his nose
My father became addicted to drugs and would use his pinky to snort them, breaking his nails in the process.

Shirt buttoned open, taco meat land on his gold
My father didn't take care of himself, and would expose his chest hair and drop food on his gold chains.

I said 'daddy, one day I'mma get you right with 36 zips
I promised my father that one day I would help him become successful in the drug game with 36 ounces of drugs.

1000 grams of cocaine then your name will be rich
If my father sold 1000 grams of cocaine, then he would become rich and famous in the drug world.

Now you can rock it up or sell it soft as leather interior
He could either cook the cocaine or sell it straight, like smooth leather.

Drop some ice cubes in it, Deebo on perimeter
To cook the cocaine, you had to drop ice cubes in it to cool it down. Meanwhile, Deebo (a reference to the movie Friday) was keeping watch.

He said 'son, how come you think you be my connect?'
My father questioned how I could become his supplier and connect to the drug game.

Said 'pops, your ass is washed up with all due respect'
I told my father with all due respect that he was no longer relevant in the drug game.

He said 'well nigga, then show me how it all makes sense'
My father asked me to show him how it all worked and how I was successful in the drug game.

Go figure, motherfucker, every verse is a brick
My rhymes are so strong and hard-hitting, that they're like bricks in their power.

Your son dope, nigga
I'm a dope and successful drug dealer, just like my father and grandfather before me.

Now reap what you sowed, nigga
Now you'll have to face the consequences of your actions and what you've created.

Please reap what you sowed, nigga
I'm almost pleading with my father to accept the consequences of his past drug use and dealing.

I was born in '87, my grand daddy a legend
I was born in 1987 and my grandfather was a legendary drug dealer.

Now the same shit that y'all was smoking is my profession
The same drugs that my grandfather and father sold and used, I now sell for a living.

Let's get it
Let's get the drugs and the money, and keep pushing forward in the game.

They must be on the dick of who?
I'm attacking those who criticize or try to bring me down, asking who they're supporting or why they care so much.